Surah Al-Haqqah – The Reality – Quran Chapter 69

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سورة الحاقةAl-HaqqahThe Reality
69
Chapter
52
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Makki
Revelation
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About Surah Al-Haqqah

Al-Haqqah, meaning "the Reality" or "the Inevitable Truth," is a forceful affirmation of the certainty of the Day of Judgment. It recounts the destruction of past nations like 'Ad and Thamud as proof that divine warnings are not idle threats, and describes the moment each person receives the record of their deeds, in their right hand or their left, as a symbol of ultimate accountability. It closes by defending the Quran as genuine revelation, not the words of a poet or soothsayer.

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1
ٱلۡحَآقَّةُ
Al haaaqqah
The Reality!
The Inevitable Reality
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مَا ٱلۡحَآقَّةُ
Mal haaaqqah
What is the Reality?
The Inevitable Reality
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وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡحَآقَّةُ
Wa maaa adraaka mal haaaqqah
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the reality is!
The Inevitable Reality
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4
كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ وَعَادُۢ بِٱلۡقَارِعَةِ
Kazzabat samoodu wa 'Aadum bil qaari'ah
(The tribes of) Thamud and A'ad disbelieved in the judgment to come.
Destruction of Past Nations
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فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهۡلِكُواْ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ
Fa-ammaa Samoodu fauhlikoo bittaaghiyah
As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning.
Destruction of Past Nations
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وَأَمَّا عَادٞ فَأُهۡلِكُواْ بِرِيحٖ صَرۡصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٖ
Wa ammaa 'Aadun fa uhlikoo bireehin sarsarin 'aatiyah
And as for A'ad, they were destroyed by a fierce roaring wind,
Destruction of Past Nations
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سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ سَبۡعَ لَيَالٖ وَثَمَٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومٗاۖ فَتَرَى ٱلۡقَوۡمَ فِيهَا صَرۡعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمۡ أَعۡجَازُ نَخۡلٍ خَاوِيَةٖ
Sakhkharahaa 'alaihim sab'a la yaalinw wa samaaniyata ayyaamin husooman fataral qawma feehaa sar'aa ka annahum a'jaazu nakhlin khaawiyah
Which He imposed on them for seven long nights and eight long days so that thou mightest have seen men lying overthrown, as they were hollow trunks of palm-trees.
Destruction of Past Nations
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فَهَلۡ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةٖ
Fahal taraa lahum mim baaqiyah
Canst thou (O Muhammad) see any remnant of them?
Destruction of Past Nations
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وَجَآءَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَمَن قَبۡلَهُۥ وَٱلۡمُؤۡتَفِكَٰتُ بِٱلۡخَاطِئَةِ
Wa jaaa'a Firawnu wa man qablahoo wal mu'tafikaatu bilhaati'ah
And Pharaoh and those before him, and the communities that were destroyed, brought error,
Destruction of Past Nations
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فَعَصَوۡاْ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمۡ فَأَخَذَهُمۡ أَخۡذَةٗ رَّابِيَةً
Fa'ansaw Rasoola Rabbihim fa akhazahum akhzatar raabiyah
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, therefor did He grip them with a tightening grip.
Destruction of Past Nations
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إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا ٱلۡمَآءُ حَمَلۡنَٰكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡجَارِيَةِ
Innaa lammaa taghal maaa'u hamalnaakum fil jaariyah
Lo! when the waters rose, We carried you upon the ship
Destruction of Past Nations
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لِنَجۡعَلَهَا لَكُمۡ تَذۡكِرَةٗ وَتَعِيَهَآ أُذُنٞ وَٰعِيَةٞ
Linaj'alahaa lakum tazki ratanw-wa ta'iyahaa unzununw waa'iyah
That We might make it a memorial for you, and that remembering ears (that heard the story) might remember.
Destruction of Past Nations
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فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِي ٱلصُّورِ نَفۡخَةٞ وَٰحِدَةٞ
Fa izaa nufikha fis soori nafkhatunw waahidah
And when the trumpet shall sound one blast
The Inevitable Reality
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وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَٱلۡجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةٗ وَٰحِدَةٗ
Wa humilatil ardu wal jibaalu fadukkataa dakkatanw waahidah
And the earth with the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with one crash,
The Inevitable Reality
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15
فَيَوۡمَئِذٖ وَقَعَتِ ٱلۡوَاقِعَةُ
Fa yawma'izinw waqa'atil waaqi'ah
Then, on that day will the Event befall.
The Inevitable Reality
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وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِيَ يَوۡمَئِذٖ وَاهِيَةٞ
Wanshaqqatis samaaa'u fahiya yawma 'izinw-waahiyah
And the heaven will split asunder, for that day it will be frail.
The Inevitable Reality
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وَٱلۡمَلَكُ عَلَىٰٓ أَرۡجَآئِهَاۚ وَيَحۡمِلُ عَرۡشَ رَبِّكَ فَوۡقَهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ ثَمَٰنِيَةٞ
Wal malaku 'alaaa arjaaa'ihaa; wa yahmilu 'Arsha Rabbika fawqahum yawma'izin samaaniyah
And the angels will be on the sides thereof, and eight will uphold the Throne of thy Lord that day, above them.
The Inevitable Reality
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يَوۡمَئِذٖ تُعۡرَضُونَ لَا تَخۡفَىٰ مِنكُمۡ خَافِيَةٞ
Yawma'izin tu'radoona laa takhfaa min kum khaafiyah
On that day ye will be exposed; not a secret of you will be hidden.
The Day of Reckoning and Records
Tafseer
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فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِيَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ هَآؤُمُ ٱقۡرَءُواْ كِتَٰبِيَهۡ
Fa ammaa man ootiya kitaabahoo biyameenihee fa yaqoolu haaa'umuq ra'oo kitaabiyah
Then, as for him who is given his record in his right hand, he will say: Take, read my book!
The Day of Reckoning and Records
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20
إِنِّي ظَنَنتُ أَنِّي مُلَٰقٍ حِسَابِيَهۡ
Innee zannantu annee mulaaqin hisaabiyah
Surely I knew that I should have to meet my reckoning.
The Day of Reckoning and Records
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21
فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٖ رَّاضِيَةٖ
Fahuwa fee 'eeshatir raadiyah
Then he will be in blissful state
The Day of Reckoning and Records
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22
فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٖ
Fee jannnatin 'aaliyah
In a high garden
The Day of Reckoning and Records
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23
قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٞ
Qutoofuhaa daaniyah
Whereof the clusters are in easy reach.
The Day of Reckoning and Records
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كُلُواْ وَٱشۡرَبُواْ هَنِيٓـَٔۢا بِمَآ أَسۡلَفۡتُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَيَّامِ ٱلۡخَالِيَةِ
Kuloo washraboo haneee'am bimaaa aslaftum fil ayyaamil khaliyah
(And it will be said unto those therein): Eat and drink at ease for that which ye sent on before you in past days.
The Day of Reckoning and Records
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وَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِيَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي لَمۡ أُوتَ كِتَٰبِيَهۡ
Wa ammaa man ootiya kitaabahoo bishimaalihee fa yaqoolu yaalaitanee lam oota kitaaabiyah
But as for him who is given his record in his left hand, he will say: Oh, would that I had not been given my book
The Day of Reckoning and Records
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وَلَمۡ أَدۡرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهۡ
Wa lam adri maa hisaabiyah
And knew not what my reckoning!
The Day of Reckoning and Records
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يَٰلَيۡتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلۡقَاضِيَةَ
Yaa laitahaa kaanatil qaadiyah
Oh, would that it had been death!
The Day of Reckoning and Records
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مَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنِّي مَالِيَهۡۜ
Maaa aghnaa 'annee maaliyah
My wealth hath not availed me,
The Day of Reckoning and Records
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هَلَكَ عَنِّي سُلۡطَٰنِيَهۡ
Halaka 'annee sultaaniyah
My power hath gone from me.
The Day of Reckoning and Records
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30
خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ
Khuzoohu faghullooh
(It will be said): Take him and fetter him
The Day of Reckoning and Records
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ثُمَّ ٱلۡجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ
Summal Jaheema sallooh
And then expose him to hell-fire
The Day of Reckoning and Records
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ثُمَّ فِي سِلۡسِلَةٖ ذَرۡعُهَا سَبۡعُونَ ذِرَاعٗا فَٱسۡلُكُوهُ
Summa fee silsilatin zar'uhaa sab'oona ziraa'an faslukooh
And then insert him in a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits.
The Day of Reckoning and Records
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إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ
Innahoo kaana laa yu'minubillaahil 'Azeem
Lo! He used not to believe in Allah the Tremendous,
The Day of Reckoning and Records
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وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلۡمِسۡكِينِ
wa laa yahuddu 'alaa ta'aamil miskeen
And urged not on the feeding of the wretched.
The Day of Reckoning and Records
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فَلَيۡسَ لَهُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ هَٰهُنَا حَمِيمٞ
Falaysa lahul yawma haahunaa hameem
Therefor hath he no lover here this day,
The Day of Reckoning and Records
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وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنۡ غِسۡلِينٖ
Wa laa ta'aamun illaa min ghisleen
Nor any food save filth
The Day of Reckoning and Records
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لَّا يَأۡكُلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلۡخَٰطِـُٔونَ
Laa yaakuluhooo illal khati'oon
Which none but sinners eat.
The Day of Reckoning and Records
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فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِمَا تُبۡصِرُونَ
Falaaa uqsimu bimaa tubsiroon
But nay! I swear by all that ye see
Infallibility of the Quran
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وَمَا لَا تُبۡصِرُونَ
Wa maa laa tubsiroon
And all that ye see not
Infallibility of the Quran
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40
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلُ رَسُولٖ كَرِيمٖ
Innahoo laqawlu Rasoolin kareem
That it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger.
Infallibility of the Quran
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وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوۡلِ شَاعِرٖۚ قَلِيلٗا مَّا تُؤۡمِنُونَ
Wa ma huwa biqawli shaa'ir; qaleelam maa tu'minoon
It is not poet's speech - little is it that ye believe!
Infallibility of the Quran
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وَلَا بِقَوۡلِ كَاهِنٖۚ قَلِيلٗا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ
Wa laa biqawli kaahin; qaleelam maa tazakkaroon
Nor diviner's speech - little is it that ye remember!
Infallibility of the Quran
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43
تَنزِيلٞ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
Tanzeelum mir rabbil 'aalameen
It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
Infallibility of the Quran
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44
وَلَوۡ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيۡنَا بَعۡضَ ٱلۡأَقَاوِيلِ
Wa law taqawwala 'alainaa ba'dal aqaaweel
And if he had invented false sayings concerning Us,
Infallibility of the Quran
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45
لَأَخَذۡنَا مِنۡهُ بِٱلۡيَمِينِ
La-akhaznaa minhu bilyameen
We assuredly had taken him by the right hand
Infallibility of the Quran
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46
ثُمَّ لَقَطَعۡنَا مِنۡهُ ٱلۡوَتِينَ
Summa laqata'naa minhul wateen
And then severed his life-artery,
Infallibility of the Quran
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47
فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنۡ أَحَدٍ عَنۡهُ حَٰجِزِينَ
Famaa minkum min ahadin'anhu haajizeen
And not one of you could have held Us off from him.
Infallibility of the Quran
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وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَذۡكِرَةٞ لِّلۡمُتَّقِينَ
Wa innahoo latazkiratul lilmuttaqeen
And lo! it is a warrant unto those who ward off (evil).
Infallibility of the Quran
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وَإِنَّا لَنَعۡلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِينَ
Wa inna lana'lamu anna minkum mukazzibeen
And lo! We know that some among you will deny (it).
Infallibility of the Quran
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وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَسۡرَةٌ عَلَى ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
Wa innahu lahasratun 'alal kaafireen
And lo! it is indeed an anguish for the disbelievers.
Infallibility of the Quran
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51
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَقُّ ٱلۡيَقِينِ
Wa innahoo lahaqqul yaqeen
And lo! it is absolute truth.
Infallibility of the Quran
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52
فَسَبِّحۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ
Fasbbih bismi Rabbikal 'Azeem
So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord.
Glorification of God
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